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Thursday, March 14, 1940 News of Jonesville Miss Virginia Lineberry, Editor Phone 44-M The Jonesville Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday night, March 14, at 7:30 o'clock. A miscellaneous program will be presented by children from the various grades. Everyone, is urged to attend. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lineberry and son, Leonard, visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Lineberry, of near Boonville, Sunday afternoon. Miss Evelyn Arnold spent the week-end in North Wilkesboro [visiting friends and relatives. ■ Miss Beatrice Scott, of Ronda, spent the week-end here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond Harris. Miss Mabel Hemric, of High Point, is spending an indefinite i time here with Mrs. Dewey .Southard. Miss Hilda Gae Renegar, stu dent at W. C. U. N. C., Greens boro, spent the week-end here I ..WANT TO OCT AN CASTER PRESENT FOR SJ MY WIPE - WHAT DO YOU J OitE'D uwE?/ga AT'S EASY/\1 STOP AT " , EMfeMCY Norris Candy 60c to $1.50 Complete line of Perfumes and Cosmetics Incorporated THE MEN'S SHOP FOR CASTER m CLOTHES! Mm Everything you need for of variety and in the* sea son's newest styles and col- You'll like the new spring suits in gabardines, tweeds and worsteds. Newest styles, I finest materials, correct col ors. Complete range of sizes. Fine quality woolen mate rial, expertly tailored in the season's most correct styles. Wc are offering a wide variety of sport shoes and shoes for dress wear at the price you want to 0 pay.^lVo- tones and solids. See New Ties __ r _.soc-SI.OO Newest Spring Hats By KNOX > SSOO The Men's Shop 'Herman Guyer Phone 199 Barrett Lankford with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Renegar. Mrs. J. M. Rose returned to Davis hospital, Statesville, Mon day afternoon, to undergo an other operation. , Rev. Creech, pastor of the Pen tecostal Holiness church, entered Duke hospital, Durham, Sunday night. Mrs. Scott Underwood, of Har mony, is visiting in the home of Mi's. P. H. Underwood this week. Those listed among the sick this week are Miss Kay Price, Mrs. P. H. Underwood and Mrs. Dewey Helton. Mrs. Jack Brown and Airs. M. A. Holcomb spent Wednesday in Winston-Salem and attended a luncheon at the home of Mrs. R. E. Henning. Mrs. Max Anthony and son, Staley. Mrs. Cecil Seaver, Miss Lorene Osborne and Mr. Hal Harrison spent Monday in Gran ite Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gilliam and daughter, Pauline, and Mr. R. M. Osborne spent Sunday in Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Seaver, Misses Lorene and Willie Bell Osborne and Messrs. Junior and Staley Anthony spent Sunday in Hamptonville. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gough spent Sunday in Yadkinville. i Mr. and Mrs. ' Bradford Faw had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Faw, of Hickory. Miss Rachel Brown, of Burling ton, is spending this week here with her grandfather, Mr. A. L. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Groce and Mr. and Mrs. Roby Sprinkle and son, Michael Doss, visited Mr. Wilson Coe, of Copeland, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Mayberry and children, Gail and Vickie Gwen, visited friends and rela tives in North Wilkesboro Sun day. The following Beta club mem bers attended the state-wide con vention held at Raleigh March 8-9" Grace Myers, Pansy Bur cham, Nonnie Burcham, Ruth Brown, Joe Brandon, Keith May berry, Eugene Martin, John Tay lor, James Mathis and the spon sor, L. S. Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martin had as their dinner guests Sun day Mr. and Mrs. Z. B. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Reece and children. Dothan and Sarah Lou. THIS BLKtN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA accompanied Mrs. Davis Reece and son, Davis Nance, Jr., to her home in Roxobel Sunday and re turned Monday night. W. M. 8. Has Annual Study Course Monday Evening . The W. M. S. of the Baptist church met at the church Mon ' day evening,and had their annual study course. The Arlington W. » M. S. and Y. W. A. were also present. Mrs. Jack Brown was In charge of the program and she chose as her speakers for the evening, Mrs. Raymond Connell and Miss Pho be Day, of Boonville; Miss Irene Baugess, of Arlington, and Miss Bertha Adams, of Jonesville. Each discussed chapters from the book, "Give Ye Them to Eat." Miss Bertha Adams was also in charge of the devotional* After the program, ea&h per son contributed a small sum for the benefit of Home Missions and afterwards Mrs. Plnkney Jones, of Arlington, led the benediction. Mr. Harold Swaim Honored on Birthday Anniversary Mrs. Harold Swaim entertain ed her husband with a lovely party on his nineteenth birthday anniversary at their home in the Chappell apartments Saturday night. During the evening many games and contests were enjoyed and the honoree was presented with many lovely gifts. During the social hour, refresh ments were served to the follow ing: Misses Dixie Chappell, Vir ginia Lee Holcomb, Francis Par due, Erlene, Lorene and Elizabeth Harris, Helene and Lucille Swaim and Messrs. James Davis, Mather Swaim, Aubrey Church, Ray and Ernest Baker and the hostess and honoree, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swaim. Miss Mabel Hemric, of High Point, was an out-of-town guest. Delia Woodhouse Circle Meets Tuesday Evening The Delia Woodhouse circle of the Baptist church met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. J. D. Eller, with twelve members, one visitor, Mrs. Minnie Parks, and one new member, Mrs. Sam Mar tin, present. Mrs. M. H. Helton was in charge of the devotional. Mrs. John Arnold was in charge of the program, "Steadfast in Home lands," and was assisted by Mes dames J. L. Brandon, J. R. Reid, F. A. Lineberry, W. J. Brown, D. G. Reece, Tat Davis and Miss Bertha Adams. Mrs. Minnie Parks also took part on the pro gram and represented her race. During the business period which was in charge of Mrs. W. V. Holcomb, an interesting letter from Mrs. D. H. Craven, our as sociational president, who is in Florida for her health, was read and discussed. During the social half-hour, re freshments were served. Beta Club Entertained The Beta club enjoyed a de lightful party Thursday evening, March 7, at the home of Miss Polly Vestal. The meeting was called to or der by the president, Eugene Martin, and routine business was transacted, after which the club held a debate: Resolved: That U. S. Citizens Should Be Allowed to Vote on Whether or Not They Went to War. Taking the af firmative was Eugene Martin and on the negative side were Lor raine Vestal and L. S. Weaver. A social hour was Enjoyed by all and refreshments were served to the following: Misses Grace Myers, Pansy Burcham, Lonnie Burcham, Ruth Brown, Opal In gool, Edwina Hemric, Mary Thompson, Mary Frances Apper son, and the hostesses, Polly Ves tal, Lorraine Vestal and Jessie Lee Adams, and Messrs. Thomas Reece, Turman Reece, Keith Mayberry, James Mathis, Eugene Martin and the sponsor, L. S. Weaver. TO STAGE AMATEUR SHOW, BABY CONTEST An amateur program and baby contest will be staged Friday ev ening, March 15, at 7:30 at West Yadkin school. Approximately $25 in prize money will be award ed winners in the various con tests. Only students of the school may participate. The baby winning the highest number of votes will be given a loving cup; the second highest will receive a $3.00 cash prize and the third highest SI.OO in cash. Much interest is being shown In the contest, the entrants being sponsored by the various clubs and departments of the school. The. public Is cordially invited to attend. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our kind neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy during the illness and parting of our be loved husband and father. You helped us carry our burden. MRS. R. P. CORAM AND CHILDREN. Fish Too Small Angler (to friend)—" Yes, the fish was too small to bother with, so I got two men to throw it back into the water." Entered in Baby Contest Si Wm.. a ■§: •' v«, \ Above are entrants in the baby contest to be staged at West Yadkin school Friday evening as a feature of an amateur program in which a large number of children will take part. They are, left to right: Cynthia Gough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Go ugh; Mary Jane Madison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Madison; Lola Jean Procter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Procter; Sue Carol Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Johnson; and Dorothy Jean Parks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Parks. How Does Your Advertising Investment Compare With The Average.... Competent business men scale their adver tising investment in proportion to gross sales • | I | ... Then they use their advertising on a pro- J J gram basis so as to follow a systematic plan. A 'The following percentage of gross sales usually are followed, according to surveys made by recognized authorities: \ Department Stores „ -2.5 Men's Stores 3.3 Cfc SS fJ7 Women's Wear Shops .3.1 Ar} Furniture Stores 6.3 Drug Stores 2.9 General Merchandise 1.5 Jewelry Stores ...3.1 of all failures in business are Grocery Stores l.O from the ranks of non-adver- Meat Markets i 1.0 tisers .. . Only 5 per cent, of Specialty ishopS - - -3.8 those that fail are adver- Dry Cleaners and Dyeing 3*3 tisers. According to Brad- Hardware Stores 1.0 street. Other Businesses 2.0 What About YOUR Firm, Mr. Business Man? k *\ %• Check your gross sales and your advertising percentage can easily be fig ured ... Your business cannot differ much from the average in your line, and if you wish to improve it—or even hold it where it is today then you cannot ignore your duty to yourself ... And maybe we can help you. s The advertising medium that for more than 25 years has produced the greatest results for business men who have desired to reach homes in this trade territory with their messages is— The Elkin Tribune NORTH CAROLINA'S BEST WEEKLY ♦Figures compiled by Harvard Bureau of Business Research and Northwestern University Bureau of Business Research. ANNIVERSARY IS BEING OBSERVED Local Dentists Attend Dinner in Statesville in Celebra tion of Event HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY Drs. E. G. Click, M. O. Fox and R. B. Harrell, Elkin dentists, at tended a dinner in Statesville last Monday evening in celebration of the 100 th anniversary of the American dental profession, sim ilar dinners to be held throughout the nation all during the month of March. The dinner held in Statesville Monday, and the other dinners which are to be held, commem orate two important marks in the history of dentistry, the founding of the first dental school in the world, and the establishment of the first national dental associa tion. The national celebration will reach a climax on March 18-20 in Baltimore, Md., where in I*4o the first dental school In the world was founded. Tribute will be paid to Drs. Horace A. Hayden and Chaplin A. Harris, who founded the Balti more College of Dental Surgery, and were guiding forces in the establishment of the first dental society and the first dental jour nal, forerunners of the American Dental association and the asso ciation journal. Dr. Click will attend the Balti more celebration, he said Mon day. He is a graduate of the Baltimore College of Dental Sur gery. DUKE POWER COMPANY HOLDING SPECIAL SALE The annual sale of electric stoves and electric water heaters staged by the Duke Power com pany, is now under way with an attractive special offer being an nounced as a feature of the sale. In an advertisement in this is sue of The Tribune, the many advantages and the economy of electric cookery and electric wa ter heating is pointed out. Pull details of the special offer may be obtained by turning to the ad vertisement.
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